Job Description

Job Title: Food Service Driver

Reports To: HDM Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Full-Time,

Department: Nutrition

Grade: S1

Location: Potiker Family Residence; 525 14th Street, San Diego, CA 92101

Who We Are

Established in 1970, Serving Seniors helps San Diego County’s low-income seniors overcome poverty through whole-person, wraparound support including meals, housing, health and social services, and enrichment activities. We work at numerous sites across the county and in the homes of hundreds of homebound seniors. Our flagship Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center in downtown San Diego is unlike any other senior center in the nation. Bringing together a range of supportive services under one roof, the Senior Wellness Center operates 365 days a year and offers two floors of integrated care, including health and social services, housing navigation, enrichment activities, lifelong learning, a Cyber Café and linkage to over 25 onsite direct service partners, including a senior dental center. Last fiscal year, we provided over 1.1 million meals and coordinated services to over 10,700 older adults.

Our Mission: Helping seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives.

Our Vision: All seniors, regardless of income, are able to thrive, engage in their communities, lead purposeful lives, and have a place they call home.

Our Core Values:

Advocacy - Acknowledging and supporting the needs of older adults at the individual, community, and policy-level.

Person-Centered - Seeing the whole person, providing coordinated support, and treating all with dignity and respect.

Integrity – Representing the values of honesty, trust, and transparency within our community.

Compassion & Empathy – Approaching our work with a heartfelt desire to better understand and serve.

Impact – Measuring and evaluating programs to ensure that for every dollar invested, there is a positive impact in the lives of those we serve.

Intentional Involvement – Promoting an environment that nurtures differences and allows individuals to be their entire, authentic selves.

Top Workplace Award Recipient

Serving Seniors has received the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Top Workplaces Award nine out of the ten years the awards program has taken place, and most recently for six years in a row from 2019-2024.

Job Purpose

The Home Delivered Meal (HDM) Driver picks up prepared meals from the kitchen and delivers the meals to homebound elderly and eligible persons with disabilities, in defined geographic areas. The driver also delivers bulk and pre-trayed meals to congregate and to-go dining sites. Meal delivery service includes a brief wellness check and distribution of program or nutrition information. Drivers must ensure driving safety while out on delivery routes and be observant of all relevant posted signs and rules. The HDM service helps program recipients to maintain their independence and avoid premature institutionalization.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of routine duties related to the loading and delivery of meals for home-delivered and congregate and to-go dining sites.
• Delivers food to seniors on assigned routes.
• Picks up and transports food from an off-site storage facility to on-site storage.
• Takes and maintains temperature control standards at pick-up from kitchen, loading into vehicle, and delivery.
• Conduct wellness checks and connect clients with Serving Seniors Health and Social Services team, and other referral partners as needed.
• Build positive meaningful rapport with clients.
• As a mandated reporter for Elder Abuse, report any suspicious circumstances or suspected abuse to Adult Protective Services
• Maintain routine records related to delivery and food service duties.
• Performs daily safety inspection of vehicles and operates vehicles to and from the central kitchen.
• Obeys traffic laws and observes defensive driving practices.
• Wash, fuel, and perform minor preventive maintenance of assigned vehicles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent
• A valid California Driver's License and clean driving record
• Minimum of 2 - 4 years of related experience; AA/AS degree in lieu of experience.
• Experience working with older adults preferred
• Experience working in delivery preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Operation of light vehicles and basic vehicle maintenance procedures.
• Obeys all applicable signs of the road, as well as engages in safe, defensive driving techniques.
• Basic record-keeping methods applicable to delivery functions.
• Sanitation and safety practices in the transport, handling and preparation of food.
• Cleaning and sanitation methods used in a food service environment.
• Food storage methods.
• Unflinching customer service.
• Positive interactions with diverse groups of people.
• Proactive and problem-solving.
• Ability to use good judgment and maintain confidentiality
• Communicates and cooperates with other drivers at the site for efficient daily operations.

Work Conditions

• Onsite position
• Position is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 20 pounds.
• Requires specific vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Schedule: Mon. - Fri. Full time day hours

Why our current employees enjoy working for us:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package. Serving Seniors pays 100% of employees medical & dental coverage. (For employees who qualify for benefits)
• We offer paid holidays and paid time off to all employees
• We offer a floating holiday to all employees
• We offer up to a 3% match on 403(b) retirement plans, to all employees
• We’ve been voted a best place to work for over five years in San Diego
• We are a stable company with over 50 years of experience
• We have served thousands of older adults throughout San Diego County making a positive impact and providing a higher quality of life to these individuals

Pay: $20 per hr

This employer is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and E-Verify employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.